names- repetition of names of god/esses

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All mantras usually have a deity associated, something like

name and form. As name and form are identical so is

the mantra and the particular deity. To know which

mantra is best for one is very difficult, hence the help

of a Guru is necessary who knows the inherent nature

of both the deity and the shishya.

 

Now, even if one knows the proper mantra and the proper form to be

visualized alongwith the associated niyama(do's and don'ts),

even if one keeps repeating the mantra at any possible

moment, this will not be sufficient to attain mantra

siddhi(later on that). For mantra siddhi, a specific

process called purushcharana is followed.

 

although there are various schools of thought, here is a common

one.You decide the no. of repetitions you can do in a

year and then calculate the no. of repetitions for

each day by dividing equally(Here the year is a lunar

year, as in the Hindu system).You do this for the year

first. This is JAPA.

 

2)After finishing the above, ten percent of the Japa is offered as

oblations ie as offerings into a homa fire. This is HAVANA.

 

3)Then ten percent of the oblations must be offered with water. This

is TARPANA.

 

4)Ten percent of the no. of tarpana are then recited as you sprinkle

water about yur body in a particular way. This is MARJANA.

 

5)Finallyten percent of the above number is offered as

BHOJANA, gifts of food to Brahmins, children or little

girls depending on the deity being worshipped.( for eg.

Hanuman accepts bhojana offering through the mouths of

little boys, Maa Durga thru little girls)

 

This completes just one Purushcharana; in kaliyuga, it is said

that you need to do only three correct purushcharanas

to bring about the full effects of a mantra.

 

 

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